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4:55 PM ET, December 14, 2006

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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Bill Gates On The Future Of DRM  —  Microsoft convened a small group of bloggers today at their Redmond headquarters to discuss the upcoming Mix Conference in Las Vegas.  Highlights of the day included:  — The receipt of a Zune as a gift (the third I've received from Microsoft - I now have all three colors)
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Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion:
Our Sixty Minutes with Bill Gates  —  A group of bloggers and online influencers, myself included, got to sit down today with Bill Gates as part of Microsoft's special Mix n' Mash 07 event.  The day's participants included an eclectic group of individuals.  Some were bloggers …
Liz Gannes / GigaOM:
Bill Gates on the Future of Web Apps  —  I'm up at Microsoft HQ with a group dubbed "leaders in various aspects of the web community" for a day that closed with an hour-long conversation with Bill Gates.  Gates opened with remarks about recent products, as well as the coming ascension …
Niall Kennedy / Niall Kennedy's Weblog:
Talking Linux IP with Bill Gates  —  If you could ask Bill Gates one question, what would you ask?  I spent an hour today with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on the company's Redmond campus.  I chose to ask Bill about Microsoft's intellectual property stance against Linux and its open source developers …
Eric Auchard / Reuters:
Start-up Jaxtr lets friends phone you on your blog  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Silicon Valley start-up is gearing up to embed free, Web-based telephone services on a variety of popular social networking and blogging services, including MySpace, Friendster and Blogger.
Discussion: The Blog Herald and textually.org
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Business Wire:
Jaxtr Launches Private Beta; Brings Voice to Social Networks and Blogs
Discussion: TechCrunch, Mashable! and 21talks
Om Malik / GigaOM:
LinkedIn co-founder quits, joins Jaxtr
Discussion: Dawn Patrol and Webware.com
Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
Debate over iTunes sales direction: what's going on?  —  A couple of days ago, Infinite Loop reported on a research note from Forrester Research which said that Apple's music sales were slowing and that sales of the company's venerable iPod were failing to drive downloads from the iTunes Store.
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David DeJean / InformationWeek Weblog:
He Said, She Said, Apple Didn't Say  —  Are iTunes sales collapsing?
Discussion: Blogging Stocks and Macsimum News
Steve / The Tomorrow Times:
How to login to an expired Windows  —  Microsoft has a neat little way to prevent software piracy of their Windows operating system.  "Windows Genuine Advantage"[edit: I stand corrected, it has nothing to do with WGA] with its "Product Activation" requirement.
Fred / A VC:
MyBlogLog's Growth  —  I wrote in my Social Networking Interconnects post the other day: … Well maybe Eric read that.  Or maybe not.  But he wrote a post on the MyBlogLog blog yesterday outlining exactly how fast MyBlogLog is taking off.  Here's my favorite chart.
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Eric / The MyBlogLog Blog:   The Site, She Grows!  —  Scott's not the only stats hound 'round the parts.
Windows Live Local:
New Virtual Earth release launches  —  Although its a minor point release, this build of Virtual Earth packs a few great new features.  I mentioned a couple days ago that the Birds Eye navigation control was being replaced soon, and today marks the day.  Makes me want to sing the witch is dead song from Wizard of Oz.
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ResourceShelf:
Briefs #2: Google Patents Searching; Skype Version 3. Released …
Glenn Fleishman / New York Times:
Marrying the Cellphone to Cheap Internet Calling  —  MATTHEW MILLER wanted to cut the cost of his cellphone plan.  He and his wife, Dayna, had regularly exceeded their 2,000-minute-per-month T-Mobile family plan, incurring extra-use charges that reached $60 some months.
Marshallk / SplashCast:
What's the Best RSS Reader for Rich Media?  —  I'm looking for a new RSS feed reader that offers good support for video, audio and photos.  This post will discuss what I've found in that search.  It's not pretty so far.  The content available in the market is moving much faster than the tools to consume it.
Discussion: Marshall Kirkpatrick and Teblog
Kevin J. Delaney / Wall Street Journal:
Google Tests New Ad Offerings — But Will Advertisers Follow?  —  Google Inc. has been racing to extend its reach on the Internet and in traditional media.  Now it needs advertisers to follow.  —  Among those it is wooing is Alan Cohen, chief marketing officer of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. Early …
David Pogue / New York Times:
Vista Wins on Looks.  As for Lacks ...  After five years of starts, stops, executive shuffling, feature rethinks and delays, Windows Vista is finally complete.  It's available to corporations already, and starting Jan. 30, it's what you'll get on any new PC.
Discussion: Gizmodo and Paul Mooney
Schneier / Schneier on Security:
Real-World Passwords  —  How good are the passwords people are choosing to protect their computers and online accounts?  —  It's a hard question to answer because data is scarce.  But recently, a colleague sent me some spoils from a MySpace phishing attack: 34,000 actual user names and passwords.
Discussion: Pito's Blog and Slashdot
Scott Ferguson / eWEEK.com:
Analyst: Look for Apple to Gain Market Share in 2007  —  With its conversion to Intel processors, the so-called "halo effect" of the iPod and the availability of the Boot Camp software, Apple Computer's Macintosh will gain market share in 2007, according to one analyst.
Mike / Techdirt:
But How Will Mozart Have Incentive To Write New Music With All His Works Available For Free?  —  from the just-wondering dept  —  Last year, when the BBC decided to record and then give away free downloads of all nine of Beethoven's symphonies, some classical music record label execs complained …
Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
Online, P.& G. Gets a Little Crazy  —  A MARKETER once known as much for its moral rectitude as its soaps and detergents is pushing further into the brave world of new media with a provocative effort asserting that men can suffer from menstrual cramps.  —  Not long ago, the company …
BBC:
Skype users to get lie detectors  —  Callers using internet phone system Skype who might be tempted to tell a few porkies should beware - the user on the other end may have a lie detector.  —  Skype is to offer the KishKish Lie Detector, which is made by BATM, as an add-on for customers.
Discussion: Gear Factor
 
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Microsoft and the robots  —  Microsoft is making its big move …
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Discussion: eWEEK.com and VentureBeat
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Discussion: GigaOM and dailywireless.org
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Discussion: Channel 9 and Windows-Now.com
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